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After languishing for two decades... (3) patrickfarley at 10:10pm 09.01.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2032 She finally has a name. I took "Sailing With Porpoise" out to an island and put a name on her. I r
Swing Keel bolt Meriwether at 10:05pm 09.01.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2520 I purchased a MacGregor 25 this spring and I've only had it in the water a couple of times this seas
Charging battery with a constant load Kestle at 9:22pm 09.01.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2390 I'm trying to figure out which controller to use if the battery is being charged, so part of panels
Overnighting for the first time. (1) UPSGUY at 7:36pm 09.01.12 Catalina 22 6/1725 My 11 year old son and I are overnighting on the mooring for the first time. Beautiful moon lit nigh
Max. heel JamesO256 at 6:42pm 09.01.12 Smaller Boats 31/6278 Does anyone know what the maximum heel on a 1983 H22 is?
New Problem - Cool Solution rgranger at 6:16pm 09.01.12 Trailer Sailors 7/3043 Went sailing today... well actually there was no wind so we anchored in a cove, swam, napped, ate,
What bulb type(s) in h26.5 mast? dknape at 5:57pm 09.01.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/912 I am thinking that both my steaming light and anchor lights may have been damaged or burned out duri
Traveler Car for Mainsheet Capt Strapfoots at 5:52pm 09.01.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1934 I have a Balboa 26 with a very original looking traveler on the main sheet but I need to replace the
12V battery problems kbbarton at 5:50pm 09.01.12 Mid-Size Boats 17/3473 Hello all. I'm having problems charging my batteries and I am wondering if anyone else has had a si
Forespar Whisker Pole Topping Lift Attachment Point Landlocked Todd at 5:39pm 09.01.12 Smaller Boats 2/1310 Just purchased a 6-12' adjustable Forespar whisker pole for my H260. Installation of the pad eye we
Weird weather for hurricanes c_witch at 5:22pm 09.01.12 Trailer Sailors 14/2935 Hiee, Anyone else find this hurricane season to be rather strange as to the path most storms seem
sails 19jib39 at 4:38pm 09.01.12 Catalina 22 4/1126 my sails are the origional sails that came with my 1987 catalina ,would new sails be more efficient
farymann a30 flex coupling newbe at 4:06pm 09.01.12 Engines and Propulsion 0/2232 i have a cal 2 29 and the flex coupling on my farymann a30 has broken hard to find new one ?
Fuel pick up tube and air in the system thaeni at 1:37pm 09.01.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1106 While motor sailing my diesel stopped running. I checked the primary filter and found quite a few pi
Just Chilling Gary_H at 12:19pm 09.01.12 Ask All Sailors 9/1774 So i'm at the boat on labor day weekend. Would I like to be saiing...yes...still haven't been able t
Remove,Install New Porta-Potty geehaw at 12:17pm 09.01.12 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1391 I have what is most likely the original porta potty in my boat. I want to replace it with an Thetfor
Energy Wars Rick D at 11:18am 09.01.12 Ask All Sailors 59/8640 My whine: It used to be so simple in my first four boats: take everything to the boat in coolers. G
Power Hungry Fridge - Dometic CR1065 Hello Below at 10:11am 09.01.12 Ask All Sailors 18/6155 I have a concern with the front loading fridge (Dometic CR-1065) on my 2012 Hunter 33. After 8
Block and Tackle Arrangement for Self-Hoist Mast Climbing rardiH36 at 10:00am 09.01.12 Ask All Sailors 36/23893 I'm interested to make a 3:1 purchase self hoist bosun's chair assembly for mast climbing. (... sti
Electric Motor conversion MPAPC4 at 8:53am 09.01.12 Catalina 30 20/24802 Hi all, it has been about 4 months since I converted my Catalina's Atomic Bomb to Electric propulsio

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New Articles BAD ORCA at 10:55am 05.17.22 Hi Mainesail, Nice to see you active again. The Lithium article was really good. Haven't had the
Asymmetrical spinnaker sheets catch on bow pulpit. Davidasailor26 at 10:52am 05.17.22 I have the same problem. I try to be careful to have the lazy sheet laying away from everything befo
What do I need to get this autopilot going again? kappykaplan at 10:49am 05.17.22 You may be better off spending the boat bucks on a type 1 linear drive. You already have a tiller a
What do I need to get this autopilot going again? mikeracca at 10:42am 05.17.22
An Announcement About Catalina Parts. A Big One. dLj at 10:34am 05.17.22 This is amazing! What a great resource especially for Catalina owners. Now, to get the detailed eng
What do I need to get this autopilot going again? Silhouetta at 10:32am 05.17.22
Diesel smelll, diesel leak . 35.5 Legend jssailem at 10:24am 05.17.22 Fuel volume should not impact the issue you identify. If the tank has a hole and it is below the fue
What do I need to get this autopilot going again? jssailem at 10:15am 05.17.22 Ingenuity is an excellent skill. It sure sounds like you possess this. If it were so simple as to ju
Port hatch on Hunter23 help Timm R Oday25 at 10:01am 05.17.22 I would dig out the old fiberglass / caulk . I would run a thin strip of wood through my table saw s
What do I need to get this autopilot going again? DArcy at 9:55am 05.17.22 If you have a working (for now) drive unit and are really tight for cash but good with electronics y
Boom reefing schematic or current practices... Team118 at 9:55am 05.17.22 That's an interesting diagram, one I haven't seen before and am going to share on our 380.io page. U
Diesel smelll, diesel leak . 35.5 Legend FDICsailing at 9:49am 05.17.22 Thanks fellas this is all great advice, now time to get to work sniffer this out!! Question: does th
An Announcement About Catalina Parts. A Big One. jviss at 9:48am 05.17.22 Wow, what a score! I no longer have a Catalina, but I can dream, can't I? :)
Initial 50 hour shaft alignment "adjustment" Yanmar 45 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:38am 05.17.22 Your reply came printed in an unusual format so my answers are in red. Is it pretty easy to get dow
Amount of Liability Insurance sail sfbay at 9:38am 05.17.22 Suggesting making sure your boat insurance policy includes $939,800 in fuel spill liability Avoiding
Boat sinks unexpectedly Hello Below at 9:33am 05.17.22 It's the components inside one of those little "shark fin" antennas on your car. Bingo. Thanks to
Is this a terrible idea JBP-PA at 9:29am 05.17.22 That's not the kind of condition you should consider buying all the stuff to restore it and expect t
Recommendations for Boom Brake and placement on 2008 Hunter 45 CC (2) jssailem at 9:22am 05.17.22 As far as breaks, Wichard makes one. These require additional lines around the boom and to the deck.
What do I need to get this autopilot going again? (1) Silhouetta at 9:22am 05.17.22 Good eye kloudie1. I detached that power unit to access it better, when I was tracing wires earlier
Recommendations for Boom Brake and placement on 2008 Hunter 45 CC jim01749 at 9:20am 05.17.22 WOW, thanks for taking the time to detail that out. Agree on all that. Maybe this is one of those s

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